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Santa Pod Racers Club Perpetual Awards for the 2006 season Once again Santa Pod Racers Club and Eurodragster.com are teaming up to give readers the chance of input to the SPRC Perpetual Awards, which will be presented at the joint APIRA/SPRC Dinner Dance and Trophy Presentation on Saturday 3rd February 2007. The votes of Eurodragster readers will be taken into consideration when the SPRC Committee decides upon the winners. For six of the 2006 season awards, the SPRC Committee has decided upon a shortlist for which votes can be submitted by E-Mail. There are eight awards in all. How to vote The shortlists for six of the Perpetual Awards will be published one per week starting on Monday 27th November 2006. Nominations for the seventh and eighth Perpetual Awards, the Alex Brachtvogel Memorial Trophy and the new Sportsman of the Year Trophy, will be accepted starting on Monday 27th November and throughout the following six weeks. To submit a vote, click on the link under the name for which you would like to vote. An E-Mail will automatically be generated with your chosen name in the title; all you then need to do is to hit the Send button. If the E-Mail is not automatically generated with your chosen name in the title then simply send an E-Mail to sprc.awards.2006@btinternet.com giving the category (Best-Appearing Car, Best-Appearing Bike etc.) as the subject of the E-Mail and the name of the person for whom you wish to vote in the body of the E-Mail. One vote per E-Mail address will be accepted for each Award. Voting is per Award, so if you have already voted for Best-Appearing Car then you may of course vote for Best-Appearing Bike, Most Professional-Appearing Team and so on. Multiple votes for the same nominee from the same E-Mail address will all be disallowed, as will blatant attempts at organising mass votes such as asking workmates or forum members to vote en masse. BEST-APPEARING CAR The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows. Click on any picture to see a larger version. Nick Davies, Rob Loaring, Nigel King Havoc NFAA Bantam Altered Vote for Davies, Loaring, King Matthew Eley Risky Trip Pro ET Ford Pop Vote for Matthew Eley Ian Hanson Hanson Racing Super Pro ET Chevrolet Corvette Vote for Ian Hanson Jayne Kay Hyperactive Junior Dragster Vote for Jayne Kay Jon Morton Super Comp/Super Gas Chevrolet Camaro Vote for Jon Morton Wayne Nicholson Lucky Devil Super Pro ET Chevrolet Corvette Vote for Wayne Nicholson Chris Orthodoxou Apocalypse Super Pro ET Dodge Viper Vote for Chris Orthodoxou BEST-APPEARING BIKE The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows. Click on any picture to see a larger version. Jamie Sneddon Super Street Bike Vote for Jamie Sneddon Ian Turburville Mister Spokehead Supertwin Fuel Vote for Ian Turburville Steve Venables Ven Racing Super Street Bike Vote for Steve Venables Mark Watkins Terminator Super Street Bike Vote for Mark Watkins Steve Wood Street Lightning 9.50 Bike Vote for Steve Wood MOST PROFESSIONAL-APPEARING TEAM The Most Professional-Appearing Team trophy rewards not just the presentation of a race vehicle but the team's overall approach to racing. As well as a well-turned-out car or bike, the Committee have considered such aspects as the appearance and attitude of team personnel, the organisation and appearance of their pit area and support equipment, and their readiness when their class is called. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Nick Davies, Rob Loaring, Nigel King, Havoc (Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association) Vote for Davies, Loaring, King Andy Kirk, Rat Fink (Super Modified) Vote for Andy Kirk and team Mike Lacey and Anna Metcalfe, Metamorphosis (Pro ET/Sportsman ET) Vote for Mike Lacey and Anna Metcalfe Andy Robinson, Pro Modified Vote for Andy Robinson and team Ian Turburville, Mister Spokehead (Supertwin Fuel) Vote for Ian Turburville and team JAMES EDGAR MEMORIAL TROPHY The James Edgar Memorial Trophy is awarded for outstanding performance by a Crew Chief or tuner. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Wendy Clutterbuck, for herself (Supertwin Fuel) and Tim Blakemore (Funny Bike) Vote for Wendy Clutterbuck Barry Grimes, for Rob Smallworth (Super Modified) Vote for Barry Grimes Gary Jenkins, for Derek Flynn (Super Pro ET) Vote for Gary Jenkins Paul Watson, for himself (Pro Stock Bike) and various Bike racers Vote for Paul Watson MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER Nominees for Most Promising Newcomer have contested their first full season or made their on-track début in 2006. The list includes a UK National Champion, event winners, and racers who have impressed for other achievements within their classes. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Geoff Cowley, Sportsman ET Vote for Geoff Cowley Rebecca Evans, Junior Dragster Vote for Rebecca Evans Jim Usher, Fuel Altered Vote for Jim Usher John Walden, Real Steel Street Eliminator Vote for John Walden Mark White, Super Gas Vote for Mark White PAUL GIDDINGS MEMORIAL TROPHY The Paul Giddings Memorial Trophy is a bike fraternity-only award is named for late racer Paul Giddings, and is presented for overcoming adversity. Nominees have typically had to endure personal problems, severe or prolonged mechanical trouble, an accident or other such woes, but have faced those problems head-on and come out on top. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Steve French, Funny Bike Vote for Steve French Fred Furlong, 9.50 Bike Vote for Fred Furlong Pat Ginn Vote for Pat Ginn Mark Watkins, Super Street Bike Vote for Mark Watkins ALEX BRACHTVOGEL MEMORIAL TROPHY This trophy was first awarded to Santa Pod Raceway's late Chief Marshal, Alex Brachtvogel, in 2001 to mark his outstanding contribution to Santa Pod Raceway and the sport as a whole. After Alex's death the trophy was named in his memory and continues to be awarded for contribution to drag racing. There is no shortlist for the Alex Brachtvogel award. Nominations are invited for racers, race officials, track and safety crews, club officials, media, or anyone else who has contributed to the sport. Last year the Trophy was awarded to photo-journalist Roger Gorringe. Click here to send an Alex Brachtvogel Memorial Trophy nomination. SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR TROPHY This new Perpetual Award has been posted by Obsession Motorsports in memory of the late Terry Gibbs, a fervent supporter of Sportsman racing who himself raced before becoming a race and show promoter. The trophy will be awarded annually to the racer who best typifies the spirit of Sportsman drag racing. There is no shortlist for the Sportsman of the Year trophy. Nominations are invited for racers in UK National Championship classes: Super Modified, Super Pro ET, Pro ET, Sportsman ET, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Junior Dragster and 9.50 Bike. Click here to send a Sportsman of the Year Trophy nomination: please state the racer's name and and a few words about why you think they should receive the trophy.